Frogs Only Please.....

[Jeff Zimnisky]

I've seen 2 snakes this sumner. I found 3 frogs in my garage, transplanted them into to the pond and the next night, they were back in the garage lol

 

[tbendl]

Try transplanting the snakes instead. My frogs don't let me get anywhere near enough to take pictures. I'm sure it's the cat's fault but I do hear them every morning making the mad dash to the pond and the big plop as they jump in to escape the mad catter.

 

[CountryEscape]

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This is the coolest pic, JB! Assume you have a green light underwater, or is it some fancy light feature on your camera? I know you are a pro with the camera, so wasn't sure. Thanks for sharing it!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

I've seen 2 snakes this sumner. I found 3 frogs in my garage, transplanted them into to the pond and the next night, they were back in the garage lol

I get toads in my garage. They go in after the insects like crickets or flies that use my garage as a shelter. A garage floor is such a terrible place for amphibians too with everything that gets on the ground; oil, grease, etc.

This is the coolest pic, JB! Assume you have a green light underwater, or is it some fancy light feature on your camera? I know you are a pro with the camera, so wasn't sure. Thanks for sharing it!

Yes my underwater light is green.

 

[Jeff Zimnisky]

Not my garage floor. It's so clean you could do open heart surgery on it. Lol. It's one of my ocd parts of the house. That and my pond.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Busy night by my pond today. All five frogs are out (Four Bullfrogs, One Leopard Frog), plus three American Toads. This is the most I've seen at any given time.

 

[Lisaebetten]

Busy night by my pond today. All five frogs are out (Four Bullfrogs, One Leopard Frog), plus three American Toads. This is the most I've seen at any given time.

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Love your froggy, I would never believe how much I love seeing frogs now. Still don't think I would kiss one

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Love your froggy, I would never believe how much I love seeing frogs now. Still don't think I would kiss one

A pond is not complete without frogs! I'm very nervous about this winter. I didn't have success keeping them alive through last winter (althought I'm fairly sure one did survive) and now that I finally have frogs again, I'd be sad to see them all die over winter.

 

[Lisaebetten]

A pond is not complete without frogs! I'm very nervous about this winter. I didn't have success keeping them alive through last winter (althought I'm fairly sure one did survive) and now that I finally have frogs again, I'd be sad to see them all die over winter.[/Q
How will they survive

I am wondering how mine will live also. I just googled the topic and watched a cool video of how they actually freeze then thaw for spring. Here is the link to the page. 1/2 of mine just appeared once my waterfall started running. The bull frogs came with a small hard shell peanut shaped pond I got from a store that relocated and abandoned them. Saved them from the bulldozer and or dumpster with permission from the land owner. I kept most of the water and duckweek from the shell along with 1/2" of muck (grudgingly). Once relocated to my property I set it up 4' away from my pond and they all relocated on their own to the big pond. I will put a bubbler at the pond surface for air and the de-icer.

http://frogsaregreen.org/tag/where-do-frogs-go-in-the-winter/

 

[addy1]

I don't do anything to help them survive, except clean the pond etc. They seem do to fine on their own, even have ones that overwinter in my small deck pond.

 

[SE18]

newcomer to the aqueduct is this leapard or pickeral frog; don't know which.

it hangs out near the water wheel

so total count is this fellow; a green frog who's been here 2 months and probably 6 tree frogs, who stay here year after year and never seem to leave

 

[Amy]

newcomer to the aqueduct is this leapard or pickeral frog; don't know which.

I don't care which. I love him!

 

[CountryEscape]

Pretty sure it's a leopard frog, SE18. A pickeral frog is pretty small, or at least the ones I get are (like 1" long at full grown). Pretty frog indeed!

 

[j.w]

I wish I had one of those or maybe two

 

[CountryEscape]

My Boston Terrier likes to go "frog fishing" in the ditch across the road from my house. Today she came into the yard with her "prize", a young bullfrog. I wasn't sure if it was dead or just stunned, but she dropped it on the grass, so I scooped it up, and it appeared unharmed. So, I took it to my ponds and submerged it partway in the stream and sure enough, it "woke up" and scooted to the edge and went underwater. I checked 30 minutes later, and it was in the same spot. Funny thing, she never goes fishing for them in the ponds. I guess she likes to get into the water and fish.
Oh, and I know this is for frogs only, but I spotted a 5" painted turtle crossing my driveway, appearing to be headed to the farm pond in the pasture, so I gave him a free ride! He/she seemed to be very happy to get to the water, and once it got to where it was a little deeper, it quickly ducked under and and into the grass.